Two UCLA students were arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a discarded Christmas tree outside a building in the North Village Monday morning, police officials said. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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February 3, 5:02 pm
UCLA students arrested in connection with Christmas tree fire
Crime, News, Westwood
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February 3, 2:42 pm
Judge files $10M claim against UCPD
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge recently filed a $10 million claim for damages against university police, claiming two UCPD officers used excessive force after stopping him in Westwood for a seatbelt violation. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 3, 1:55 am
Bernard Nefkens, UCLA physics professor, remembered as innovative, inspirational
Bernard M. K. Nefkens, a world-renowned experimental elementary particle physicist who worked in the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department for nearly 50 years, died Jan. 10 after being diagnosed with a form of dementia. Read more...
Photo: Bernard Nefken’s students said their UCLA physics professor was innovative in his teaching and let them carry out their own experiments in his class.
Campus, News
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February 3, 1:51 am
Mother thanks donors from UCLA Blood and Platelet Center who saved her life
Jennifer Calderon was so relieved to hear her baby Henry’s cries in the delivery room that she didn’t notice the medical staff jumping into action. Calderon’s body would not stop bleeding after her cesarean section, an additional complication to what was already a difficult pregnancy. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Calderon, with her son Henry, meets her blood donors who saved her life after she underwent a blood transfusion following a caesarean section nearly 10 months ago.
News
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February 3, 1:49 am
Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power to speak in separate UCLA lectures
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ambassador Samantha Power , the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, are scheduled to speak at UCLA in the next few weeks. Read more...
News
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February 3, 1:48 am
‘Do It in the Dark’ returns to the Hill for annual sustainability contest
Organizations on the Hill are beginning to institute a number of water and energy saving initiatives this month in connection with the annual energy-conservation competition, “Do It in the Dark.” The contest is organized by Team Green on the Hill, a group of residents aiming to make residential housing more sustainable. Read more...
Photo: DJ DG plays to an empty room during the Hill’s sixth annual “Do it in the Dark” launch event on Thursday.
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 3, 1:44 am
USAC proposal to live stream meetings stirs mixed emotions
UCLA’s undergraduate student government said it plans to live stream its meetings by the end of winter quarter to make them more accessible to students. Though previous members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council have discussed this initiative, this year is the first time a council has obtained a permit for live streaming. Read more...